Chapter 390 - 145: Target! Mercenary Continent
"What to do?" Caesar chuckled, "What can I do?"
"If we don’t think of something, the Sea Clan will eventually break through our defenses." Lu Hong said gravely, "Do you really have no plan at all?"
"There are plans, but... they are difficult to carry out." Caesar tapped his fingers lightly on the table and after a moment he said, "There are three ways, but right now, there’s no suitable person to execute them. However, now that you’re back, you might be able to give them a try."
"Which three ways?"
"First, reclaim the planes that have slipped out of the Empire’s control beneath the Star Sea. There are no fewer than hundreds of such planes. Together, they could provide a substantial living force to replenish the Empire. Or we could resolve the dilemmas faced by the planes under the Empire’s command. According to reports sent back by Black Pupil, the elven race and a church known as the Disaster Church are continuously causing chaos; for instance, in Umbra and many other planes, large and small, nearly thirty in total are suffering from invasions. Solving this issue would also provide a significant amount of living military force for the Empire."
Lu Hong didn’t even need to think about it; he knew he couldn’t do it, so he asked about the second option.
"The second way, well, is to ask the Eagle Alliance for help. If the Eagle Alliance were willing to send troops, the problem could be greatly alleviated."
"I’ve tried that, the Eagle Alliance has recently encountered a major crisis too. With Lei Shan’s betrayal, the other three Dukes prefer to stabilize the internal situation before making any plans," Lu Hong shook his head, rejecting Caesar’s second suggestion.
"Then there’s only the last option left," Caesar said. "You know about mercenaries, right?"
"Yes, what about them? Didn’t the mercenaries participate in this national war?" Lu Hong was surprised. After all, nearly seventy percent of mercenaries are human, and in a war concerning the survival of the human nations, it would be indefensible not to participate.